"Marina Fitch - Sarah at the Tide Pool" - читать интересную книгу автора (Fitch Marina)

тАЬYeah. I mean, thatтАЩs what he always seemed to notice. You know, when we
were out to dinner or out to a movie.тАЭ Sarah smiled, shaking her head. тАЬI used to
tease him that his ideal woman was a blonde of about five eleven with no waist, thick
hips, and a wide bottom.тАЭ

тАЬA fat ass, huh? And is that what this lab tech was like?тАЭ

Sarah winced. тАЬYeah. Yeah, she was.тАЭ

Celeste shifted a little. She glanced over at the aquarium. тАЬThose little
nudibranches are kind of ugly. Cute ugly. You ever think about adding sea horses to
the tank?тАЭ

тАЬToo much trouble.тАЭ She avoided CelesteтАЩs gaze. тАЬI need another blood
sample.тАЭ

Celeste offered her left arm. She grunted at the prick of the syringe. тАЬHe really
hurt you,тАЭ she said.

Sarah smeared blood across a slide, then set the slide on the counter. She
robbed the bridge of her nose with the back of her hand.

Celeste touched SarahтАЩs face. Sarah blinked as the other woman erased a tear
from her cheek with the tip of a finger. тАЬYou really loved him,тАЭ Celeste said gently.
тАЬHe was your only real connection to the world outside of this lab.тАЭ

тАЬI had no idea he was unhappy. One night he came home and told me he was
leaving me. HeтАЩd accepted the job at Hansen without even telling me heтАЩd applied.тАЭ
SarahтАЩs voice quavered. тАЬI had no idea.тАЭ

Celeste caught the second tear. тАЬWhat was he like, Sarah?тАЭ

тАЬOh, a kind man.тАЭ

тАЬKind, after what he did to you?тАЭ

тАЬHe тАФ he seemed kind. And intelligent. A good sense of humor.тАЭ

Celeste studied her. тАЬYeah?тАЭ

Sarah shrugged helplessly. тАЬHe . . . loved to go for walks in the evening after
the UV levels dropped. He was careful about stuff like that, a health nut. And he
loved Waterford crystal.тАЭ

Celeste nodded, resubmerging her right arm which had risen above the surface
of the fluid. тАЬHe liked Waterford crystal,тАЭ she said.

тАЬYes, the way it sparkled. And he liked reading . . . . тАЬ Sarah stared into her
hands. But what had Richard read? Had she ever asked, ever bothered to find out?
Sarah sank to the floor next to CelesteтАЩs chair, her legs tucked under her. What had